Chapter 571: Advancement
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
“I would like to try.” Jin Ying snorted coldly. She believed that with her ability, she would surely be able to absorb the two fist-sized Vital Qi clouds.
The storage ability of the body of a Golden Elixir realm ancient martial arts practitioner was no less than that of an immortal cultivator. Her physique was also extraordinary. It was unwise to estimate her ability simply be using common logic.
A golden light flashed past and Jin Ying’s silhouette appeared before the Vital Qi clouds. This time, she was rather cautious, worrying that there might be other unknown dangers popping up out of the blue.
However, she was obviously worrying too much. The Vital Qi clouds were close at hand. Nothing abnormal occurred.
The corner of Jin Ying’s mouth curled to form a smile. Without hesitation, she extended her hand and grabbed the Vital Qi cloud. The Vital Qi was like a material with shape and density. She caught a lump of it in her hand, as though she was grabbing a lump of cotton candy.
Yin Banshuang flew towards her, unwilling to let Jin Ying snatch all the Vital Qi. Just because Mo Wen didn’t care about it didn’t mean that she wasn’t still interested. This was the Vital Qi, a priceless treasure, the thing that the ancient martial art practitioners dreamt of, and yet would find it hard to get their hands on.
Mimicking Jin Ying’s moves, Yin Banshuang tore off a big chunk of the Vital Qi cloud. In an instant, the two of them had gathered two-thirds of the Vital Qi cloud. Seemingly still unsatisfied, they both made a grab at the remaining Vital Qi cloud. They each took a corner and grabbed the Vital Qi cloud in their hands.
Then something unexpected happened. The Vital Qi cloud, which they were clutching in their hands, suddenly scattered and disappeared. The next moment, all the Vital Qi reformed bit by bit, returning to its original position.
“What’s happening?” Jin Ying’s expression chilled. She couldn’t believe what had just happened and grabbed the Vital Qi cloud again. Once again, no matter how hard they tried, the two of them could not secure the Vital Qi cloud in their hands.
Yin Banshuang frowned. Ending her attempt to take the Vital Qi cloud she instead turned her gaze to Mo Wen. Both she and Jin Ying lacked understanding of the Vital Qi cloud. It seemed like Mo Wen was the only one who understood it.
“You need to invigorate your Qi and martial art method,” Mo Wen said calmly. “You must absorb the Vital Qi into your body and refine it. Absorb as much you can. However, don’t expect that you will be able to bring back the Vital Qi cloud. Neither of you has that ability.”
He knew that they both believed they could collect the Vital Qi cloud and leave with it, even if they couldn’t absorb it. However, Mo Wen realized that this would be impossible for them. The Vital Qi was a mysterious energy among heaven and earth. It would only gather under special conditions. If this wasn’t the case, it wouldn’t be so precious and hard to find.
Even immortal cultivators with profound cultivation wouldn’t be able to bring back the Vital Qi without some special magical instruments or magical powers.
Jin Ying didn’t believe it. She took out a bunch of containers; however, all of them failed without exception. Once the Vital Qi was bottled, it dissipated back into the air. It couldn’t be stopped. Desperate, she even considered using her own body to store the Vital Qi. Luckily, she hadn’t lost her mind. If she attempted it, her body would most likely be crippled.
“Don’t be greedy. It might be that we really can’t take all the Vital Qi here,” Mo Wen said expressionlessly while treating his wound.
The ultimate treasure was right before one’s eyes, yet it was impossible to take it. This would naturally make one surly. He too wanted to bring all the Vital Qi back. However, he knew that it was impossible.
Yin Banshuang nodded. She could tell that Mo Wen wasn’t lying. Being able to absorb the Vital Qi was a rare skill. They were obviously too greedy for wanting to bring it home.
She stopped fighting with Jin Ying over the Vital Qi. Instead, she opened her mouth and sucked forcefully. A thread of Vital Qi flew instantly into her mouth. However, it only took a short while for Yin Banshuang to realize that she couldn’t absorb any more. If she continued to absorb the Vital Qi, she might actually explode!
A glint of incredulity welled up in her eyes. She couldn’t believe she could absorb so little. It was of so little use!
She was not content with the amount she had absorbed at all. She forced her mouth open and continued sucking. However, before she could even take a breath, she suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood. A mouthful of Vital Qi spilled out from her mouth. Her face turned as white as a sheet.
“This is not common Vital Qi. A mouthful of it is equivalent to a huge cloud of normal Vital Qi. You should be content,” Mo Wen said.
It was their fortune to encounter the top-quality Vital Qi. After today, all three of them would most likely undergo drastic changes akin to being reborn again.
Yin Banshuang said nothing. She knew that she couldn’t absorb any more Vital Qi. If she tried to, she would surely die.
She looked for a clean spot and sat silently on the ground, starting to invigorate her Qi to refine the Vital Qi.
After trying countless methods, Jin Ying had given up at this point too. Just like Yin Banshuang, she tried to absorb the Vital Qi into her body. In the end, the Vital Qi that she absorbed was slightly more than that of Yin Banshuang. However, when compared to the Vital Qi cloud, what she absorbed was only a tiny fraction, most likely only one-thirtieth of it.
Jin Ying’s facial expression turned ugly. Everyone knew that the more Vital Qi one absorbed, the greater the benefits one reaped. Who would have thought that she too, could only absorb so little?
However, she was decisive. With Yin Banshuang as an example, she didn’t force herself to absorb more.
With a flash, she found a quiet place and started to refine the Vital Qi at full speed.
After two hours, the two of them were still refining the Vital Qi. At the same time, Mo Wen stood up, having finished treating his injuries. More than half of his injuries had been healed.
He glanced at the surroundings. Instead of looking for Vital Qi right away, he cast his eyes at the few metallic Puppet Monsters which were lying on the ground.
The Puppet Monsters had surely been something extraordinary once. The materials used were not basic either. Time was cruel and under its corrosion, the monsters had lost their initial qualities. But for Mo Wen, they were still hard-to-encounter treasures. Perhaps he could make use of them in the future.
He walked towards the metallic Puppet Monsters and stored all three of them in the Medicine spiritual ring. Fortunately, both Yin Banshuang and Jin Ying were absorbed in their practice of refining the Vital Qi now and didn’t notice his actions.
After he had collected the remains of the Puppet Monsters, only then did Mo Wen look at the Vital Qi cloud in the air. After Jin Ying and Yin Banshuang had absorbed it, the Vital Qi cloud had not even been reduced by one-tenth. It seemed as though it hadn’t undergone any changes.
“How unfortunate.” Mo Wen sighed. With his ability, it was likely that he would not be able to absorb a significant amount either. So much Vital Qi, yet he could only stare at it unable to bring everything back.
With a flash of his silhouette, he appeared in front of the Vital Qi. Mo Wen took a deep breath, reciting the rhymed formula silently in his heart once. It wasn’t the rhymed formula of the Nine Yang Divine Technique or the Nine Yin Divine Technique; instead, it was the spiritual rhymed formula practiced by the immortal cultivators.
He had neglected the practice of spiritual rhymed formula for a long time. He hadn’t practiced it at all during his current life. However, he knew the technique. With the help of the spiritual rhymed formula, his ability to absorb the Vital Qi would surely be much stronger than that of common ancient martial art practitioners.
Mo Wen opened his mouth and a river of Vital Qi gushed into his mouth. He chugged down the Vital Qi in a much more assertive manner than Yin Banshuang and Jin Ying.
The Vital Qi cloud in mid-air was slowly reduced. It had been reduced by one-fifth by the time Mo Wen came to a halt.
Mo Wen pressed his lips tightly shut, his body shaking slightly. He had reached his maximum limit. He was so full that threads of Vital Qi were flowing out of his orifices, slowly dissipating into the air.
He took a deep breath. Two brilliant, golden suns suddenly rose in his eyes. With the help of his overbearing soul power, he once again suppressed all the Vital Qi. Then, he opened his mouth and sucked forcefully once again, absorbing another cloud of Vital Qi into his body.
The more Vital Qi was absorbed, the greater the benefit. This point was without a doubt.
However, Mo Wen was also at his limit. He could not absorb any more. He could only drop back to the ground and begin diligently refining the Vital Qi in his body.
The Vital Qi cloud in the air had now been reduced by a third. The amount that Mo Wen alone absorbed was several times more than that of Yin Banshuang and Jin Ying combined.
A long silence descended on the garden. The three of them sat on the ground unmoving. Two hours passed, then four hours went by. Time trickled by bit by bit. With the passing of time, the bodies of the three of them started to release a faint, colorful, spiritual glow. The spiritual glow enveloped them all. They gradually formed eggshells, cutting off the surrounding air.
Eventually, the largest, brightest egg suddenly began to crack slowly. It dissipated into spots of light and Mo Wen emerged from the colorful light spots.
His aura had undergone a tremendous change. Even from afar, the astonishing power from his body could be felt. It was as though he was born greater than others.
“As expected the top-quality Vital Qi has the ability to make someone be reborn. Right now, although my body cannot be considered a divine body, it certainly cannot be considered a mortal one. With such a body, my chances of becoming immortal will increase multifold.”
The corner of Mo Wen’s mouth curled into a carefree smile. His eyes were sparkling and his clear gaze seemed as though it could penetrate through space, emanating an incomparable glow.
Within a few short hours, he had experienced a metamorphosis, his body going through changes as though he was reborn. If he practiced Cultivation with his current body, he would certainly not bump into obstacles as he had in his previous life. Unfortunately, he did not have spiritual roots. Even if he became immortal, he most likely would still be unable to travel too far on the Way of Immortals.
Right now, he already had some understanding of what the ancient martial art practitioners meant by becoming immortal. Most likely becoming immortal was not just a leap in realms, but also a turning point that could cause a normal ancient martial art practitioner to develop spiritual roots. That was why it was so difficult and why not many people, after centuries and even millennia, had successfully become immortal.
As Mo Wen knew, it was extremely difficult for a normal person to develop spiritual roots. The great powers in the Immortal Cultivation world most probably would also find it very difficult to do so. He had never understood what method in this world could be used to cause a normal ancient martial art practitioner to complete the process of becoming immortal. For Huatian Palace to have mastered such a method was truly no easy task.
Although he was still far from becoming immortal, this did not affect Mo Wen’s mood. Right now, he had already taken a huge step forward. He believed that his chances of becoming immortal were far superior to that of normal people.
Aside from this, his cultivation had also jumped two levels, reaching the pinnacle of the Embryonic Breathing realm. The richness of his current Inner Qi had already surpassed a normal beginning stage Golden Elixir realm ancient martial art practitioner. Also, his body had been reborn. The strength of his body was no longer weaker than that of a normal Golden Elixir realm ancient martial art practitioner. It was even better.
Be it Inner Qi or the strength of his body, he was no weaker than a Golden Elixir realm ancient martial art practitioner. Right now, even calling him a Golden Elixir realm ancient martial art practitioner was not an exaggeration.